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The Spaghetti West documents the film genre referred to as Spaghetti Westerns. These movies were made in Italy, where production costs were very cheap and the terrain offered perfectly believable sets... read more read more..., during the 1950s and '60s. While Sergio Leone became the most well-known director that made his bones in the genre, a number of famous film personalities such as Clint Eastwood and Ennio Morricone established themselves in these Westerns. The film utilizes clips of some of the most famous spaghetti westerns, as well as interviews with those who made the films and those who have been inspired by these sparse, stylish movies. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

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Unrated, 56 min.

Directed by: David Gregory

Release Date: September 1, 2005

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  • March 15, 2009
    This documentary of spaghetti, I'm sorry ITALIAN westerns has some interesting back stories and a couple of interesting interview segments, but for a half-assed fan of the genre this was just okay for me even if it did add a few movies to my want to see list. But I was disappoint... read moreed that Fistful of Dynamite was not mentioned.
  • June 22, 2010
    A very cursory look at spaghetti westerns. It's enough to add some movies to your viewing list and probably not too much else.

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  • What nickname to we commonly give to italian-made western movies? (usually by Sergio Leone like A Fistful of Dollars, Once Upon a Time in the West, For a Few Dollars more, The Good the Bad and the Ugly..etc..)  Answer »

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